DNV GL is leading seven new joint industry projects (JIP) in the North American region in 2016 to find solutions to safely reduce complexities and cost in the oil and gas industry. The initiatives will support overall efficiency efforts in the pipelines, wells and subsea, umbilicals, risers, and flo
DNV GL has issued a new Recommended Practice (RP) on risk-based abandonment of offshore wells which in combination with optimized project execution and new technology could potentially reduce P&A costs by 30–50%. The framework outlined in the RP provides the possibility for individualized, fit-for p
Scientists from the University of Aberdeen are due to sail to the North Atlantic to test research equipment that will help improve the understanding of how deep ocean ecosystems function and respond to an oil spill. The multi-autoclave-coring and experimentation unit (MAC-EXP), which has been develo
Scottish Enterprise (SE), Highlands & Island Enterprise (HIE) and BVG Associates (BVGA) are continuing their collaboration within the Offshore Wind Expert Support framework, and are launching a new phase of this programme designed to support Scottish companies in making the most of renewable energy
Scottish Enterprise (SE), Highlands & Island Enterprise (HIE) and BVG Associates (BVGA) are continuing their collaboration within the Offshore Wind Expert Support framework, and are launching a new phase of this programme designed to support Scottish companies in making the most of renewable energy
The construction of floating offshore wind farms in California over the near- to long-term could contribute to economic development in the US West Coast state, especially if significant portions of equipment and services were procured locally, according to a report by the US National Renewable Energ
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. Tragic incident struck Aker Solutions after helicopter crashed with three of its employees on board on route to Bergen from the Statoil-operated Gullfaks B platfo
The offshore wind market is set to experience a significant improvement in Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) over the next five years, as technology and supply chain gains improve, according to the renewables market analyst MAKE. The improvements in LCOE within the offshore market will be mainly
The offshore wind market is set to experience a significant improvement in Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) over the next five years, as technology and supply chain gains improve, according to the renewables market analyst MAKE. The improvements in LCOE within the offshore market will be mainly
The first Protean™ wave energy converter (WEC) buoy has been deployed at Port of Bunbury, Western Australia. The deployment will enable Protean Wave Energy Ltd to collect operational and environmental data for a pre-feasibility assessment ahead of a commercial pilot wave farm. The multi-buoy demonst
The DNV GL-led WIN WIN (WINd-powered Water INjection) project, which gathered industry players from oil & gas and offshore wind sectors, including ExxonMobil, ENI Norge, Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd., Statoil, VNG Norge, PG Flow Solutions and ORE Catapult, is on the right track to make the best use of bot
Aker Solutions has won an engineering achievement award at the OTC conference in Houston for its El-drive subsea electric actuators. The newly developed electric actuators are designed to operate valves in subsea production and processing systems. The Woelfel Best Mechanical Engineering Achievement
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has secured £4.5 million funding to start the deployment of an array comprising its PLAT-O tidal energy systems at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. The company has now moved their operational base to Orkney and will be grid-connecting their first sy
FMC Technologies won a Spotlight on New Technology award for its InLine ElectroCoalescer, and was recognized at the 2016 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston on Monday, May 2. This award recognizes and honors innovative technologies in the oil and gas industry that impact offshore explora
